P.N. Menon cremated with State honours
Renowned filmmaker P.N. Menon (82), who died in a private hospital in Kochi on Tuesday, was cremated with State honours at the Ravipuram crematorium at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. His son-in-law Radhakrishnan lit the funeral pyre as the police force gave a ceremonial gun salute.
Kerala Minister for Fisheries S. Sarma paid homage to the departed filmmaker at his residence; District Collector M. Beena placed wreaths on behalf of Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and Minister for Culture M.A. Baby.
Several filmmakers and actors including Kamal, Harikumar and Ambili, poet Balachandran Chullikkad, actors Dileep, Biju Menon, Nadirsha, Machan Varghese, Kollam Thulasi, and Kunchan also visited to pay homage.
The Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce convened a meeting to condole his death. Fazal Gafoor, President of the Chamber, said that P.N. Menon was a genius who inspired the youth towards filmmaking by adopting a fresh perspective.
